voksen
Danish
Etymology
From an archaic inflection of the past participle to vokse (“to grow”), compare Old Norse vaxinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vʌksœn/
- Rhymes: -œn
Adjective
voksen
- adult, grown-up
- full-grown
Inflection
| Inflection of voksen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | voksen | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | voksent | — | —2 |
| Plural | voksne | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | voksne | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vaxinn
Adjective
voksen (neuter singular voksent, definite singular and plural voksne)
- adult, fully grown, grown-up
See also
- vaksen (Nynorsk)
Alternative forms
- vokset
Noun
voksen m, n
- definite masculine singular of voks
References
- “voksen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- vokset
Noun
voksen m, n
- definite masculine singular of voks